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Common Names
Turmeric; Indian Saffron
How this plant is used
Food
| Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FERULOYL-P-COUMAROYL-METHANE | 1 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| FIBER | 15 | Rhizome | 9000.0 | 84000.0 | -1.03 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| FIBER(CRUDE) | 0 | Plant | not available | 63000.0 | -0.76 | Duke, 1992 * |
| FIBER(DIETARY) | 0 | Plant | not available | 370000.0 | 0.06 | Duke, 1992 * |
| FLAVONOIDS | 0 | Rhizome | 90.0 | 95.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| FRUCTOSE | 8 | Rhizome | not available | 120000.0 | 1.41 | Leung, A.Y., Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients Used in Food, Drugs, and Cosmetics, John Wiley & Sons, New York, 1980. |
| GAMMA-ATLANTONE | 0 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979. |
| GAMMA-ATLANTONE | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GAMMA-TERPINENE | 11 | Leaf | not available | 90.0 | -0.20 | Duke, 1992 * |
| GAMMA-TERPINENE | 11 | Rhizome | not available | 60.0 | -1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| GERMACRENE | 0 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Bisset, N.G., ed. 1994. Herbal Drugs and Phytopharmaceuticals. CRC Press. Boca Raton, FL. 566 pp. |
| GERMACRON-(4S',5S)-EPOXIDE | 0 | Rhizome | not available | 0.7 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GERMACRON-13-AL | 0 | Rhizome | not available | 0.6 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GERMACRONE | 7 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GLUCOSE | 7 | Rhizome | not available | 280000.0 | 1.00 | Leung, A.Y., Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients Used in Food, Drugs, and Cosmetics, John Wiley & Sons, New York, 1980. |
| GUAIACOL | 18 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GUAIANE | 0 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Bisset, N.G., ed. 1994. Herbal Drugs and Phytopharmaceuticals. CRC Press. Boca Raton, FL. 566 pp. |
| IRON | 6 | Plant | 25.0 | 80.0 | -0.64 | Duke, 1992 * |
| IRON | 6 | Rhizome | 121.0 | 467.0 | 0.33 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ISOBORNEOL | 7 | Rhizome Essent. Oil | not available | 200.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Protease-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Protein-Kinase-C-Inhibitor | 3 | Naim, M., Zehavi, U., Nagy, S., and Rouseff, R.L. Hydroxycinnamic Acids as Off-Flavor Precursors in Citrus Fruits and Their Products. Phenolic Compounds in Food and Their Effects on Health, Ch.14. |
| Protein-Kinase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| PTK-Inhibitor | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Pulmonoprotective | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Quinone-Reductase-Inducer | 4 | Singletary, K., et al. 1998. Effect of the Beta-Diketones Diferoloylmethane (Curcumin) and Dibenzoylmethane on Rat Mammary DNA Adducts and Tumors Induced by 7,12-dimethylbenz(A)anthracene. Carcinogenesis, 19(6): 1039-1043. |
| Radioprotective | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| RES-Activator | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Respirainhibitor | 1 | Merck 11th Edition |
| Respirastimulant | 1 | Huang, K. C. 1993. The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 388 pp. |
| Rubefacient | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Schizophrenigenic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Secretogogue | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Sedative | 13 | Wagner & Wolff, eds. 1977. New Natural Products (RS164. I56. 176) |
| Serotoninergic | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Sortase-A-Inhibitor | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Spasmogenic | 5 | Fitoterapia No.59-1984. |
| Spermicide | 1 | Malini, T. and Vanithakumari, G. 1989. Rat Toxicity Studies With B-Sitosterol. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 28: 221-234, 1990. |
| Spermigenic | 1 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Stimulant | 1 | R.J. Hixtable (Huxtable, R.J. (as T. Max). 1992. This and That:The Essential Pharmacology of Herbs and Spices. Tips 13:15-20 Huxtable, R.J. 1992b. The Myth of Benficent Nature. The Risk of Herbal Preparations. Anns. Intern. Med. 117(2):165-6; Huxtable, R. |